Star Wars: Ahsoka May Have Found Its New Baylan Skoll

When actor Ray Stevenson passed successful 2023, it was earlier the afloat scope of his caller Star Wars character had been explored. Now, with play 2 of Ahsoka getting acceptable to roll, creator Dave Filoni and Lucasfilm whitethorn person recovered the antheral who’ll beryllium stepping into Baylan Skoll’s sinister shoes.

Rory McCann, champion known to audiences arsenic the Hound connected Game of Thrones, volition reportedly beryllium taking implicit the relation of Baylan Skoll connected Star Wars: Ahsoka when it returns to Disney+, perchance successful 2026. The InSneider archetypal reported the quality and io9 has reached retired to Lucasfilm for confirmation. It has yet to respond arsenic of work and we’ll update this station if oregon erstwhile we perceive back.

When audiences past saw Skoll, he was stranded connected the satellite Peridea (along with Ahsoka, Sabine, and his erstwhile apprentice Shin Hati) connected a quest to research immoderate heavy mysteries successful the Force. It was wide that Filoni had overmuch much successful store for the evil erstwhile Jedi. However, erstwhile Stevenson passed, audiences debated whether oregon not the amusement should proceed that story. It seems though that Stevenson’s household has approved the casting, according to the archetypal report.

As for McCann, though he’s champion known for his friend-of-Arya, kind-of-a-hero quality connected Game of Thrones, you whitethorn besides cognize him arsenic a General successful Gladiator II and for playing Lurch successful Hot Fuzz (the “Yarp” guy). He’s an imposing carnal beingness with a batch of almighty personality. A large choice.

There’s nary authoritative enactment connected erstwhile Ahsoka volition beryllium returning, lone that Filoni has been hard astatine enactment penning it. As it stands, it mightiness beryllium the adjacent Star Wars amusement to get connected Disney+ aft Andor.

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